New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-27

Each Of those fairies was about the height Of a
oambuc needle The lady fairies were, - course,
not tall ~" gentleman fairies, but all were Of
quito a. com"ly figure as Won could expect 70 find
even among real folk They were quantity dressed,
tic ladies wearing quilted SILK gown, and broadbfim
hats with INV feathers 100 them. and the gentlemen
wearing cur.ou. ufile huriclorhcr,. with SIX coats,
white hose RULED ~lff- and dainty cooked hats.
III tie vIfchvlf. lad mot fofcioli IL should say
that dreamed" Thought fhr oll poet Iut he was
not frightened lie had never harmed the fairies
therefore Do feared cv1 from them.
ono ~ the fairies wa taller than the r"St and >h"
was much more richly ALTERED II Wa, NOT her crown
alone that showed hcr 20 l." OBJ" queen Tn" others
made r-aucc to hrr 80" passed through the md,
81 them from beer home In NJ" bunch Of red clover
Four dainty pages preceded her, carrying silver Web
which had been spun hy black and yellow garden
.pf.l,r If great rcuuWn. This silver web the four
paec. spread carefully over violet leaf and there
npon the queen SAT down. And when She Was seated
Tie queen sang this little song:
"Trom the land ~ murk and mist
Fairy folk are cou4iug
To the mead thr dew has h~>'d
And they dance whcrc'cr they list
To the ctichcts drumming
Clrcling here and clrclus there
Light A. thought and fee a, air,
Hear them cry. Ohio. Ohio,
A. they round The ro.cy go
Applcblo,.om Summcrirw,
ThI~tIchlow and Gaudcrfca'hcr!
Join tho airy fairy crew
Dancing the ~WIr1 toerihcrl
tn the cock ON Wonder >i"cll"
Gives an facry n.ty warning,
Sing and dance. my little people
Dance and sing Ono tn morning
TITO four lr,lc fairies the queen called To must have
h,cn lettering But now they came scamp"ilns mp
oaud,rfratbrr behind the others. for be was very
fu ard presumably very lazy little fairy.
"Tlc rIyr, Will b., here presently said me queen
and then little folk You shall dance To Your heart
content Dance your prcicst to night, for the good
old poet Is watching YOU
All. mite qnccn crlcd the old poet. Won see me-
theul | thnueht Ia watch Your rcN"> unickn"wn 10
ynu En- meant you dsrcs poet Indeed, meant
Won none for surely one ever loved The Htio ioih
moro than u a.,
We know Won love Us. good old poet said the
little fairy queen and This night shall give you great
,ov and bring you into wondrous fame
These were words of which the OLD port Know hoi
the meaning but We. who live these many years '''I
III, IA, fallen aslccp-wc know the meaning oi thrh'
Then surely enough the elves cano lr""pI"s
along They lived I'm the farther meadow Csc my
had come sooner. They were somewhat larger .n'l
tLc fairies vet they were very tiny and very dcHcac
creatures The eli prince had long haNen cnrS, ana
n. was arraycd in a wonderful suit 81 damask wcb'
=, tLc manufacture Of which seventy seven slkwormS
had laIorcd for seventy seven days. receiving III pay
man, tlcrcfor a.. many mulberry leaves n seven blue
hcctlcs could carry and stow I'm seven lines seven
sunny DAYS Al hi, side the Elf prince wore sword
made Of the sting Of yellow Jacket, ana the hl't Oh
,li sword was studded with the eyes of uhha'chcd
dragon flies these brighter aud more precious 'hdh
,ha ma costly diamonds